INVITATION To: OWP Membership From: CEE Commission on the Teaching of Poetry Re: Pittsburgh Commission Meeting (and beyond) Date: October 3, 2005 Dear Colleagues, The 2005 NCTE Annual Convention is fast-approaching. On November 18 from 2:30-3:45 the Conference on English Education commissions will meet in the Westin, Westmoreland West Room, Second Level. The Commission on the Teaching of Poetry invites NCTE members who are interested in poetry teaching at whatever level to get in on the ground floor of our re-organizational meeting. Agenda is subject to input of participant group. Possible items may include, but are not limited to: • Priorities, Mission Statement • Nature of 2006 NCTE workshop/session (s) • Possible publications • School-college membership-building strategies If you are interested in becoming a member of this high-energy commission, please contact Bonner Slayton [log in to unmask] or Danny Wade [log in to unmask] Certainly feel free to respond to any of the possible agenda items, to suggest your own, and to encourage others to join you at the session. We look forward to hearing from you. Commission on the Teaching of Poetry Current Co-Chairs: Middle School Representative: Bonner Slayton, Alcott Middle School, Norman, OK. Secondary Representative: Danny Wade, Moore Public Schools, Moore, OK. University Representatives: Michael Angelotti, University of Oklahoma, Norman, and David Cappella, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain. Bonner Slayton PO BOX 721881 Norman, Oklahoma 73070 405-306-8912